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Patent GB-191223209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Supplying Liquid Fuel to the Cylinders of Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F02M59/00
Filed: 1912-10-10
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 23,209. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 10. Regulating delivery by opening suction valves.- Apparatus for supplying liquid fuel to the cylinders of internal-combustion engines comprises a pump the plunger of which is driven by the engine at a speed greater than that of the engine, and a speed governor which controls the seating of the pump suction valve. More than one pump may be used. The pump is arranged to deliver at one stroke sufficient fuel to maintain the running of the engine under no load. Fig. 1 shows an engine driving a speed regulator 6 through the gearing 3, 4 and shaft 5, and driving the pump cross-head 15 through approximately tbree-two-one gearing 10, 11 and the eccentric 13. The cross-head operates plungers 16 working in cylinders 17 shown in Fig. 2. The speed-governor rod 9 acts upon pivoted levers 24 provided with set-screws 25 bearing against the suction valve stems 23. In one cycle each pump makes six strokes to one firing stroke of the engine. In the "no load" condition, the pumps make five idle strokes and one effective stroke, and as the load rises the number of effective strokes per cycle increases. Fig. 3 shows the fueladmission valve provided with the chamber 32 into which the fuel delivered by the respective pump is fed. Compressed air is delivered through the pipe 33 to force the fuel into the cylinder. The valve 29 is operated by the cam 35 and bell-crank lever 34.
Patent GB-191224087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spindles for Spinning or Twisting Frames.
Inventor: BARBOUR WALTER TERENCE
IPC: D01H7/04
Filed: 1912-10-22
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 24,087. Barbour, W. T., and Bell, W. M. Oct. 22. [Cognate Application, 27,364/12.] Spindle apparatus; spindle-driving apparatus. -Spindles for spinning and twisting machines, of the class wherein the wharl is mounted on ball bearings, are provided with a single ring of balls E arranged in the direction of the pull of the driving - band between the wharl and the spindle bearing or socket b<2>. The wharl may be connected to the spindle by means of a catch-plate, as shown in Fig. 1, or may be rigidly attached thereto and the spindle loosely mounted in its bearing, as shown in Fig. 2. In the first Provisional Specification, it is stated that more than one ball bearing may be interposed between the wharl and the spindle socket, and that a ball or other antifriction bearing may be interposed between the bottom of the wharl and the oil-cup.
Patent GB-191225249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trusses.
Inventor: PHELAN EDMUND
IPC: A61F5/24
Filed: 1912-11-04
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 25,249. Phelan, E. Nov. 4. Trusses.-A hernia truss comprises a wire framework 7, 8, of the shape shown in Fig. 1, connected by hooks 3 to a waist-belt 1 and carrying hernia pads 20, 21 and an abdominal pad 14 which serves to put pressure on the pads 20, 21 by lever action. Each of the pads 14, 20, 21 consists of a sheet-steel back-plate and a vulcanized hard rubber face. The wire framework 7, 8 is also covered with vulcanized rubber except at the points of attachment of the pads 20, 21. The pads 20, 21 are adjustably connected to the wire 7 by means, shown in Fig. 2, comprising a stud 23, a slot 24 cut therein, and a set-screw 26. In a modification, soft pressurepads are employed.
Patent GB-191226674-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Eye-glasses or Pince-nez.
Inventor: NEWBOLD HARRY
IPC: G02C3/00
Filed: 1912-11-20
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 26,674. Newbold, H. Nov. 20. Eyeglasses.-Relates to finger-grip eyeglasses and consists in pivoting the plaquets g and mounting the springs j on vertical portions d of the bridge. The plaquet arms are provided with sockets h through which passes the bridge d having a screw - threaded extremity e' on to which is screwed the nut i. The bridge d also passes through a lug e on the lens-strap b and through the spring j, which bears with one end against the lens-strap and with the other against the plaquet arm.
Patent GB-191228787-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Attaching to Motor Road Vehicles to Prevent the Driving or Rear Wheels Skidding or Slipping Beyond a Certain Distance.
Inventor: HUDSON SIDNEY
IPC: B60B39/06
Filed: 1912-12-14
Granted: 1913-07-03
Abstract: 28,787. Hudson, S. Dec. 14. Slipping of wheels, preventing.-To prevent side-slip in motor and other vehicles, sanding- devices operated by compressed air or by the motor exhaust are arranged in front of each rear wheel, and are brought into operation when side - slip occurs by the displacement of the vehicle relative to a trailing - wheel. The sanding-devices may also be operated by hand to prevent circumferential slip. A trailing- wheel a, mounted in a lever b pivoted about vertical and transverse axes at c, is pressed against the ground by a spring e acting on the forward end of the lever. The lever b engages a forked arm f which actuates a two or three way cock g to distribute exhaust gases or compressed air to the two sanding-devices k. The devices k have lids k<1> and are fed from hoppers l. The cock g may also be operated from the driver's seat by a cord p connected through a bell-crank lever to the arm f, a spring being employed to bring the arm back to its mean position. The wheel a can be raised by a cord n connected to a lever o. The wheel a may consist of several wheels side by side separated by washers, and the grooves may be filled with rubber or some road-gripping composition. The arm f may operate the cock g through toothed gearing. According to the Provisional Specification, the lever b engages an horizontal sliding cross-bar which operates the valves.
Patent GB-191300372-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drying-chambers.
Inventor: KIRK ALLAN BRUCE
IPC: F26B9/06
Filed: 1913-01-06
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 372. Kirk, A. B., and Hobson, O. J. Jan. 6. Fixed trays; air, circulating.-In drying- chambers enclosing trucks which carry trays of fruit, vegetables, &c. to which air is conveyed by adjustable baffles, the trays are mounted so that they can be tilted. and a return flue is provided for the heated air. In the apparatus shown, the chambers are set over a heating- chamber 7, in which is a fire-box 8 with an enclosing air-heating hood 9 and a smoke-stack 10 carried circuitously to increase the heating- surface. The bottoms of the drying-chambers are open and provided with adjustable dampers 11. Near the sheet-metal sides of the chambers, series of baffle-plates 13 are pivoted in frames 14. These plates may be of graduated widths, the widest at the top; they are connected together by strips 15, Fig. 4, and operated by a handle 18. The trays are carried on a truck 21, in a frame 20 within which is a tilting frame comprising a base 20<1>, Fig. 2, and side pieces 22 which carry supporting-brackets; the frame is rocked by a handle 26 on a shaft 24. Above each drying-chamber is a plate 27 tilted with the trays. Part of the used moist air escapes at the top of the apparatus, and part is returned by a side flue to the heating-chamber, in which the air is caused to rise by a sloping bottom 32.
Patent GB-191303006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Contact Make and Break Devices for use with Electric Flashing Signs and the like.
Inventor: FRETTES CLIFF DE
IPC: H01H61/08
Filed: 1913-02-05
Granted: 1913-04-03
Abstract: 3006. Frettes, C. de. Feb. 23, 1912, [Convention date]. Thermal interrupters. -In a thermal make- and-break device for use with flash signs &c., the platinized contactscrew v that serves to make contact with the contact p of a bimetallic strip member b carries a toothed wheel y of a relatively large size adapted to be actuated by a relatively small pinion f during the working cf the apparatus in order to give a fine adjustment of the contact points for varying the periodicity.
Patent GB-191310500-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Soldering Irons.
Inventor: RAILING ADOLF HARRY
IPC: B23K3/02
Filed: 1913-05-05
Granted: 1914-04-30
Abstract: 10,500. Railing, A. H., and Krause, A. J. D. May 5. Soldering. - To prevent the hot end of an electric soldering - iron from coming in contact with the bench or table &c. when laid thereon, a guard consisting of a series of metal strips is secured to the body of the iron to tilt the end upwards. Any suitable number of the strips A may be used, connected together by screws C.
Patent GB-191310726-A (GB)
Title: Improved Vapourization of Petrol, Benzole, Petroleum or other Liquid Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: TIVEY TOM BROWN
IPC: F02M17/28
Filed: 1913-05-07
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 10,726. Tivey, T. B., and Dale, C. R. May 7. [Cognate Application, 25,457/13.] Vaporizers, external.-Liquid fuel is supplied to a chamber n communicating with holes or cells t in a porous block h through which it passes, meeting air on the external surface, with which it mixes, and passes to the engine by the pipe a. The fuel and mixture are simultaneously controlled by the link-work v, x, w connecting the valves q, b, and worked by Bowden mechanism y. Secondary air, separately controlled, enters through the disk-valve 8. The porous block may be heated by hot water or air circulating in the jacket 18. The primary and secondary air openings are protected by gauze at 12, g. The fuel nozzle 16 is interchangeable with others having openings of different sizes and there is a distributing cone s. In another form the parts are arranged somewhat differently, and the warming-jacket and fuel nozzle are omitted.
Patent GB-191323834-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Acetylene Generators.
Inventor: FOX LEONARD MONRO
IPC: C10H15/02
Filed: 1913-10-21
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 23,834. Fox, L. M. Oct. 21. Solid supply to liquid; stirring charges in generators.-In an acetylene generator, powdered calcium carbide is fed from a container to the water receptacle, and is carried or forced below the surface of the water by a paddlewheel. In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the powdered carbide is fed from a hopper c, provided with a valve k, by means of a conveyer d to the water receptacle a, and is carried below the water surface by means of paddle-wheels f ; the conveyer shaft and paddle-wheel shaft are connected by sprocket-wheels e, h and a chain j, and may be rotated by hand or power. Another paddle-wheel q is arranged at the bottom of the tank a, and may be rotated by the handle r to stir up any deposit. According to the Provisional Specification, one or more water jetsmay be employed to force the powdered carbide below the surface of the water.
Patent GB-191329040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Lubricating Conveyor Belt Idlers, Haulage Rope Supporting Rollers and the like.
Inventor: WOODMAN EDWARD HENRY
IPC: B65G39/09
Filed: 1913-12-16
Granted: 1914-09-03
Abstract: 29,040. Woodman, E. H., and Stone, J. E. Dec. 16. Channels and reservoirs in guide rollers.- Troughing and other rollers for conveyer belts, idle rollers for haulage ropes, &c., are constructed to contain lubricant, which is directed by an angular or spiral vane through one or more slots in the tubular bosses or hubs. The boss 11 of a roller 1 rotating on a fixed spindle 6 is either continuous or is in two parts extending inwardly from the disks 12 of the roller, and is provided with one or more slots 13 through which lubricant in the interior 14 has access to the surface of the spindle. The lubricant is introduced through an opening 16 provided with a spring-pressed valve. The outer ends of the bosses 11 project into recesses in collars 19 fixed to the spindle, and packing- rings 22 are inserted between the collars and the bosses to retain the lubricant and exclude dust &c. An angular or spiral vane 36 in each pulley lifts up oil and directs it to the slot 13.
Patent GB-191329703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Whips.
Inventor: WIECZOREK JOSEPH
IPC: B68B11/00
Filed: 1913-12-24
Granted: 1914-04-09
Abstract: 29,703. Wieczorek, J., Eckert, G., and Wieczorek, B., [trading as Wieczorek & Co., J.]. Dec. 24. Whips. - Means for attaching the thong to the handle of a whip comprises a tapering metal spiral spring a, which is twisted on to the handle and is provided with an eye b for the loop of the thong. The eye can be made separate, being screwed or otherwise fixed to the spiral. The spirals at the rear end of the spring are advantageously wound apart from one another.
Patent GB-191401866-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dress Fasteners.
Inventor: PELLOUX LEON
IPC: A44B17/00
Filed: 1914-01-23
Granted: 1914-04-23
Abstract: 1866. Pelloux, L. Nov. 14, 1913, [Connention date]. Stud-and-slot fastenings.-In a stud-andsocket fastening of the kind in which a shouldered stud 6, after being inserted through a hole 1 in the socket just large enough to receive it, is passed along an extension 2 and engaged by a smaller hole 3, the spring 8 is arranged on the socket plate a, being either separate therefrom, as shown in Fig. 1, or formed out of it by stamping.
Patent GB-191404805-A (GB)
Title: Process for Making Soil or Rocks Impervious.
Inventor: ABRAHAM ALBERT
IPC: E21D1/16
Filed: 1914-02-24
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 4805. Abraham, A. Feb. 26, 1913, [Convention date]. [Addition to 10,478/12.] Hardening ground.-In the process, described in the parent Specification, of waterproofing soil or rock by the injection of two chemical substances which form in the pores an insoluble precipitate of large specific volume, a neutral liquid, preferably water, is injected between the injections of the two chemicals.
Patent GB-191405098-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Haulage Clips for Colliery Hutches, Waggons or like Vehicles.
Inventor: RITCHIE DAVID MALCOLM
IPC: B61B12/12
Filed: 1914-02-27
Granted: 1914-05-28
Abstract: 5098. Ritchie, D. M. Feb. 27. Rope grips.-A haulage clip comprises two jaws, pivoted similarly to pincers, which are closed and released by the wedging action of a lever co - operating with a transverse bolt. The grip is shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and comprises two crossed arms b, b<1> pivoted on a longitudinal bolt c which is attached to the vehicle by means of the eye f. The lower part of each arm is divided into two gripping - parts fitted with liners d, while the four gripping-portions of the two jaws are arranged to act at different points in the length uf the rope to produce a kinking action. The upper portion of each arm is formed with a segmental slot g and two inclined surfaces h. A lever k, pivoted on a bolt l, carries a bolt j passing through the segmental slots and bearing with its head and nut against the inclined surfaces. By adjusting the nut and depressing the lever, the jaws can be forced together with any desired pressure. The inclined surfaces end in parallel portions i to prevent the lever from rising without being operated. A tailpiece k<1> on the lever separates the jaws when the lever is raised.
Patent GB-191415553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Mechanically Operating Railway and like Points from the Vehicles.
Inventor: ERRINGTON GEORGE ARTHUR
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1914-06-29
Granted: 1915-06-29
Abstract: 15,553. Errington, G. A. June 29. Mechanically operated from vehicle.-The cars are provided with a point-operating device comprising a fixed casing M<1> in which the vertically movable member M<3> is retained in its raised inoperative position by springs M<4> and depressed by the driver placing his foot on a part projecting through a slot in the casing. The end M<8> of the spring-pressed lever M<17> engages in the opening M<6> and retains the member M<3> lowered until the points are operated. The rollers O, O<1> are carried by a central member M<9> secured to the member M<3> by bolts M<11>, but having an amount of lost motion determined by the slots M<13>. On approaching the points, the member M<9>, if lowered, engages through a slot in the cover of a track box I, Figs. 1 and 3, with a lever G<3> connected to the points C, the slide plate P being automatically withdrawn by the car wheels depressing the rail treadle P<6>. The points are held in their reversed position by the projection L<3>, Fig. 4, on the spring-pressed track member L' entering the slot K<2> in a bar K connected to the points by rods K<4>. The member M<9>, after operating the lever G<3>, engages a pin on the spring-pressed block I<8>, whereby the end M<8> of the retaining-lever M<17> is withdrawn, and the member M<3> allowed to rise to its inoperative position under the action of the springs M<4>. The point is reset by a spring when the track member L' is depressed by the car while passing along the branch line.
Patent GB-191419734-A (GB)
Title: A Mine Destroyer and Ship Protector.
Inventor: RIDGE HARRY MACKENZIE
IPC: B63G9/00
Filed: 1914-09-12
Granted: 1914-12-17
Abstract: 19,734. Ridge, H. M. Sept. 12. Torpedo screens.-For the protection of ships in mined waters and for the destruction of mines, a structure of lattice-work is fitted to the bow of a ship. The structure a is supported by struts c or suspended from a derrick at some distance in front of the bows, and extends beyond the vessel's beam and keel and is braced by ties f. The outer portions d are hinged to the central part a, and the whole structure may be curved instead of flat as shown. Electric contacts signal the impact of a mine.
Patent GB-191421585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Superheaters for Steam.
Inventor: ROSS ARTHUR
IPC: F22G7/10
Filed: 1914-10-27
Granted: 1915-10-27
Abstract: 21,585. Ross, A. Oct. 27. Straight-tube superheaters.-A superheater of the kind formed of tubes situated in the smoke-box and transverse in relation to the flame-tubes is arranged wholly the level of the boiler top but above the flame-tubes. The tubes B are supported by tube-plates B<2> in sleeves B<1> and open into headers B<3>, B<4>, which are divided by baffles such as B<6>, B<7> to cause the steam to pass to and fro. The sleeves B<1> may be closed by plates at their inner ends, and the tubes may be supported by one or more plates F. A flap G is hung below the superheater to regulate the flow of the fans. The flap G may be replaced by a segmental plate H movable around the axis of the superheater and preferably mounted at its ends on the flanges of the sleeves B<1>.
Patent GB-191502225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Connecting-rods for Engines, Pumps and the like.
Inventor: MERRYWEATHER JAMES COMPTON
IPC: F16C9/04
Filed: 1915-02-11
Granted: 1915-10-21
Abstract: 2225. Merryweather, J. C. Feb. 11. Connecting - rods. - In order to facilitate mounting and dismounting the connecting-rod in engines and pumps, particularly in pumps of the kind described in Specification 487/15, [Class 102 (i), Pumps &c.], the connecting - rod end is formed in two parts, namely a portion of reduced width formed on the end of the connecting-rod body, as shown in Fig. 1, and a detachable portion C, Fig. 3, of greater width, which carries the brasses. A projection A on the body portion enters a hole in the part C, and the part C is then rotated to bring its flanges under shoulders B on the body portion. The two parts are secured together by the bolts which hold the brasses.
Patent GB-191506727-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Aluminium Oxide.
Filed: 1915-05-05
Granted: 1915-07-22
Abstract: 6727. Elektro-Osmose Akt.-Ges., [Graf Schwerin Ges.]. May 8, 1914, [Convention date]. Alumina, aluminium sulphate, alkali, and sulphuric acid, obtaining; diaphragms; electric endosmose.-Sodium aluminate solution, which may be prepared as usual from bauxite, is neutralized with sulphuric or other acid, and the mixture, containing gelatinous alumina, is placed between diaphragms, for instance of viscose. Electrodes are arranged beyond but close to the diaphragms. Acid and alkali collect in the end compartments, and granular alumina in the middle compartment, the impurities remaining in solution in the latter compartment. Reference is made to a prior process of obtaining sodium aluminate by placing aluminium sulphate in an anode compartment and alkali chloride in the cathode compartment.
Patent GB-191507074-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Friction Clutches or Brakes Particularly Applicable to Boot and Shoe Sewing Machines.
IPC: D05B69/16
Filed: 1915-05-11
Abstract: 7074. British United Shoe Machinery Co., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. May 11. Sewing-machines; starting and stopping gear.- Relates to cone or band friction clutches or brakes, particularly applicable to high-speed machinery such as the boot or shoe making machines described in Specifications 24,331/12 and 17,842/14. A split band 8, of greater interior than exterior angle, engages a key 18 carried by the male cone 6 and inclined to the clutch axis. An integral flange 10 and a flange 12 connected to spring-governed studs 14 maintain the band in position. A spring 20 keeps the clutch disengaged, and a free lever 30 carries a stud 28 engaging a cam-groove 26 in the boss of the cone 6. Normally, the machine is driven through the pulley 22, and the clutch is disengaged. When the machine is to be stopped, the driving-mechanism for the pulley 22 is disengaged, and the lever 30 is held stationary. The cam-groove 26 then moves the cone 6 and band 8 into engagement with a slow-driving clutch cone 4, and finally disengages the clutch again. During disengagement, if any sticking of the clutch occurs, the cone 6 moves relatively to the band 8, so that the band collapses and leaves the cone 4, the disengagement being assisted by rotation of the band produced by the inclined key 18.
Patent GB-191512098-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Supply Regulating Devices for Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F02D9/00
Filed: 1915-08-23
Abstract: 12,098. Cole, Merchant, & Morley, Brailsford, R. S., and Spooner, W. W. Aug. 23. Transmitting-mechanism.-The supply of air to the compressor of a Diesel or like engine is controlled according to the load on the engine and to the pressure existing in the compressed-air reservoir. The inlet pipe a of the compressor b is provided with a throttle valve c to the spindle d on which is fixed a semicircular rack e. The rack is actuated, so as to move the valve, by twospring-pressed pawls g carried by an arm f, which is loosely mounted on the throttle spindle d and continuously oscillated through a link l and lever m by a cam p on the governor spindle q. Between the pawls and the rack is a shield plate k which is secured by an arm j, also loosely mounted on the spindle d and connected through a link t and lever u to the rod v of a plunger subject to the pressure of the compressed air. The fulcrum of the lever m is carried by a plate n, which may be moved by the governor through a rod s or manually. Movement of the rod s causes the pawls to act on the rack e on one side or the other of the shield plate k, which, as the air pressure reaches the desired value, is moved under the pawls to prevent further movement of the valve. The shield plate may be connected to the governor, and the pawls to the pressure device. According to the Provisional Specification, the pawls may be continuously oscillated by an eccentric, and the means for providing a movable fulcrum for the lever may consist of a parallel motion one of the links of which may engage a groove in the governor sleeve.